TMC's Firad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor amid rebel MLAs' revolt
In yet another blow to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, senior party leader Firhad Hakim on Friday resigned as the mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
A viral proposal by Army pilot Captain Bharat Bhardwaj has sparked a debate over military protocol. While some questioned the use of an Army setting for a personal moment, several retired senior officers have defended the young captain. With no official statement from the Army so far, the controversy continues to divide opinion online.
In yet another blow to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, senior party leader Firhad Hakim on Friday resigned as the mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
A political crisis is unfolding in West Bengal as twenty-three Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members of Parliament are in contact with a rebel faction of the party, according to sources.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge filed his Rajya Sabha nomination at the Vidhana Soudha, accompanied by senior party leaders on Friday.
A day after DMK, now the Shiv Sena UBT is unlikely to attend the upcoming INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for June eight in Delhi, according to sources.